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11 Days / 10 Nights
Santiago de Chile - Valparaíso - Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine - Skorpios Cruise
USD 3505
Canals and fjords: The crossing begins in Puerto Natales, sailing through the Kirke Narrows, heading towards the north through the Moral Vicuña, Seno Union, Collingwood and Sarmiento. While navigating through these canals and fjords we commence to be fascinated with scenery of impressionable contrasts of lights and shades, where the mountains run into a sea that is dotted with Isles; lands furrowed with winds; a region in which the glaciers continue their slow work, pulverizing rocks, plowing out valleys and immense canals, that in past ages were explored by, amongst many others, legendary navigators such as Ladrillero, Darwin and Fitz Roy.
Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
We will begin on the main street in the city center, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins (better known as Alameda), where we will visit La Moneda Presidential Palace, a neoclassical building that holds a significant part of Chilean history.
We will walk through the pedestrian promenades of Huérfanos and Ahumada.
Next, we will climb Cerro Santa Lucía, a beautiful and historically important site that served as a strategic point for the founding of the city.
We will then cross the Mapocho River to reach Barrio Bellavista, a neighborhood known for its vibrant cultural and artistic scene, as well as being one of the most popular areas for Santiago’s nightlife.
We will also visit Viña del Mar, a beautiful coastal city known for its gardens and pleasant beaches.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to take your flight to Punta Arenas. After arrival transfer to the bus station for the bus to Puerto Natales. Upon arrival a driver will transfer us to our accommodation.
The tour begins with a visit to the Milodón Cave, a remarkable cavern measuring 200 meters in length, 30 meters in height, and 80 meters in width, located 25 km from Puerto Natales.
A half-hour walk takes us into the cave, where remains of extinct animals have been found, including the dwarf horse, bear, panther, and saber-toothed tiger.
We pass through Cerro Castillo, where we stop at a café before continuing toward Torres del Paine, crossing numerous ranches and a landscape that transitions from steppe to deciduous forest.
Torres del Paine is world-renowned for the massif that gives it its name—granite giants sculpted by the force of glacial ice.
Upon entering the park, we discover a series of intensely colored lagoons, ice-covered mountains, and abundant local wildlife. We will then take a 15-minute walk to Salto Grande on the Paine River.
After lunch, we continue to Grey Lake, where we will take a walk to the beach, from which we can admire the distant Grey Glacier.
Finally, we begin our return journey to Puerto Natales.
At 10.30 a.m. Start of boarding.
At 1:00 p.m. Set sail from Skorpios terminal. Security ship talk.
At 2:00 p.m. Lunch. Navigation through the Almirante Gulf Mont.
At 4:30 p.m. Arrival at Caleta Juárez in Fjord Guardamiro and disembarkation in boats to see a colony of elephant seals up close.
At 6:00 p.m. Set sail, crossing Kirke Narrows, channels Morla Vicuña, Union, Collingwood and Sarmiento.
We continue sailing north through Pitt channel. On the port side, the island Chatam, to enter the Guillard Fjord at 10:00 a.m. Navigation inside the fjord to Guillard Glacier. 11:00 a.m. Disembark in Glacier and walk through the place.
1:30 p.m. Lunch.
3:30 p.m. Disembarkation in boats for a tour through the channels of the Glacier.
5:00 p.m. Navigation towards Sarratea Bay.
6:00 p.m. Disembark to take a boat ride around the place. (this excursion depends on the conditions of sunlight and weather)
7.00 hrs. Return to the boat.
8:00 p.m. Dinner on board.
12:00 a.m. Set sail heading south through Pitt Channel.
08:00 a.m. Arrival at the Amalia Glacier. The ship approaches the glacier. Panoramic view from the ship.
09:30 a.m. Landing on a nearby beach to walk on the sand, vegetation and rocks, reaching a viewpoint from where you can appreciate this beautiful glacier.
11:30 a.m. The navigation towards the El Brujo Glacier begins.
2:00 p.m. Arrival at El Glacier Sorcerer, if the weather and ice conditions allow it, you can go down to see this glacier from a nearby rock.
3:30 p.m. Set sail for the spectacular Calvo Fjord.
5:10 p.m. Landing in Calvo Fjord, where an excursion is made in a boat suitable for sailing among the ice, called Capitan Constantino, visiting the glaciers Fernando, Capitan Constantino and Alipio, among others.
8:00 p.m. Set sail to the Fjord of the Mountains.
Visit to the Fjord of the Mountains, where you can see four glaciers, those that descend from the Cordillera Sarmiento to the sea, two of them being in our binnacle.
09:30 a.m. Visit the Alsina Glacier, disembark in our exploration boats to tour this small bay and its colorful glacier appreciating all its beauty and its enormous surrounding mountains.
10.30 a.m. Return to Skorpios III, we continue sailing through the fjord de las Montañas towards the Bernal Glacier.
11:15 a.m. Landing on the Glacier. walk starts in the middle of a small native forest, to later cross a path that crosses a small lagoon of glacial water. We continue the walk over the frontal moraines and sides, until reaching the front of the Glacier. From here we will have the opportunity to play some ice and be watching the withdrawal phase of a glacier that no longer reaches the sea.
12:45 p.m. The passengers return to the ship, which is undergoing a pure water supply maneuver and natural descent from a waterfall. This water is what is consumed on board for all services ship’s.
2:00 p.m. The Skorpios III Motor Ship continues to navigate the Mountain Fjord and we will be able to see the Herman and Zamudio glaciers from the boat.
5:45 p.m. Angostura Crossing White.
9:00 p.m. Farewell party, Captain’s dinner, dance. Navigation through the Almirante Gulf Mont.
Arrival to Puerto Natales between 02.00 hrs. and 07.00 hrs. depending on wind conditions, to reach Skorpios Terminal. 08.00 hrs. and 09.30 hrs. Passengers leave the ship and will be transferred to your hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to the bus station. Take the bus to Punta Arenas airport to take your departure flight.
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